The Little Green Garden did not have an easy start. This small community garden was first developed in 1997 in the Bronx…
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5 Tips to Starting Your Own Urban Garden (Even if it’s Teeny-Tiny)
Just because you crammed into the tightest corner of the city without any view of foliage or semblance of nature in sigh…
Revitalizing Food Deserts: 3 Ways to Bring Healthy Food Where It’s Needed Most
For millions of Americans who find themselves in food deserts, getting their daily apple is tougher than usual. The USDA…
Redefining Urban Gardens: Greening Roofs with Sod
image: Percita Interest in urban farming has generated creative uses of space, with many rooftops turning into skyscrapi…
5 Urban Farming Ideas for Your Own Backyard
Growing your own food has gone beyond the hippie counter-culture of the ’60s. With the advent of books by the like…
Convenient Composting for Urbanites
In a tight urban space, committing to compost isn’t the easiest of feats. But in Washington, D.C. residents will s…
Tekla Kostek: Prima Ballerina to Urban Garden Yogi
“Come do it again,” Tekla Kostek would beckon to the teenage girls at our ballet academy in Los Angeles as t…
The 10 Easiest Vegetables to Grow at Home
Gardening is hot, hot, hot. And why not? Planting a few seeds on your deck or in your backyard yields delicious, organic…